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irishnews.com | John Breslin
A mother-of-three with close family ties to Northern Ireland, has spoken of her family’s ‘devastation’ over her husband’s detention in Dubai where he has spent 17 years in jail over a business debt. Heather Cornelius appealed to the Irish government to help release her husband from jail, where he is not due for release until 2038.
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msn.com | John Breslin
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3 days ago | 
dailymail.co.uk | John Breslin
Minibus medics sent to answer 999 calls as 'underinvestment and understaffing' hits ambulance serviceBy JOHN PAUL BRESLIN Published: 16:15 EDT, 11 May 2025 | Updated: 16:15 EDT, 11 May 2025 Scotland's ‘overstretched’ ambulance service is sending minibuses out to deal with emergency calls, it has been revealed. Patient transport vehicles (PTV) were dispatched to 320 999 calls last year, sparking fears of ‘life threatening’ consequences.
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dailymail.co.uk | John Breslin |Maggie Ritchie
Revenge porn victims will feel 'abandoned,' critics warn as less than half of reported crimes end up in courtBy JOHN PAUL BRESLIN FOR THE SCOTTISH MAIL ON SUNDAY and MAGGIE RITCHIE FOR THE SCOTTISH MAIL ON SUNDAY Published: 15:03 EDT, 10 May 2025 | Updated: 15:04 EDT, 10 May 2025 Fewer than half of revenge porn cases reported to the police have ended up in Scotland’s courts.
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4 days ago | 
dailymail.co.uk | John Breslin
A movie by a BAFTA-winning director and starring a slew of stars, including James Bond actress Gemma Arterton, is switching filming away from Scotland after it failed to secure arts funding. Scottish director David Blair had hoped to film Storm Witch in Scotland, depicting the tyranny and fear that pervaded the country during the 17th century witch trials.
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dailymail.co.uk | John Breslin
Scotland’s schools are ‘vulnerable’ to cyber crime after the third attempt to break into the country’s education network this year saw pupils thrown into exam chaos. Thousands of youngsters from schools in Edinburgh saw their revision disrupted after the local council was forced to lock them out of online learning materialsThe drastic decision was taken after staff spotted ‘unusual and suspicious activity’ on its schools and early years IT network.
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5 days ago | 
irishnews.com | John Breslin
Clubs across Co Armagh were swamped this week as ticket demand for Ulster Football Final far outstripped supply, with one being forced into deciding a no children allocation policy. Volunteers worked overtime in the very short window between the county board distributing the tickets, clubs deciding on a formula and the tickets being handed out, most of them on Thursday evening.
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6 days ago | 
irishnews.com | John Breslin
Further education lecturers, who have already voted for strike action, are unhappy with a two year pay offer that “falls short” of parity with school teachers, which they argue was promised by Stormont. Lecturers at the six FE colleges across the north have been offered 5.5% for this financial year, and 3% for 2024/25, described by Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald as a step towards parity.
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6 days ago | 
medium.com | John Breslin
Last evening in Galway, I was meeting with my friend Kevin O’Hara, also known as the Donkeyman after his book “Last of the Donkey Pilgrims” which describes his travels around the coast of Ireland in 1979 with Missie the donkey. It was great to catch up with Kevin since we met in Park House Hotel & Restaurant last year, and Kevin introduced me to various members of the 44-strong CIE Tours group that he leads from the US to Ireland once or twice a year.
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1 week ago | 
irishnews.com | John Breslin
Two riders were taken to hospital following a crash during a North West 200 qualifying session on the first day of the north coast event. Northern Ireland’s Gary McCoy was transported to hospital by ambulance while Englishman Craig Neve was taken from the circuit by air ambulance following the crash six minutes into a Supersport qualifying session, just before noon.
